Little Rock police investigating man's shooting deathLITTLE ROCK (AP) — Little Rock police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a man whose body was found in a parking lot. Lt. Sidney Allen said Friday that officers arrested the suspect after the man contacted police and said he had purchased a motorcycle similar to one seen in news reports about the shooting death of 56-year-old Frank Steinsiek. Police have said Steinsiek was planning to meet with someone about a motorcycle he was t...

Talkington trial moved to April 8-10The murder trial of a Pope County man accused of killing his cousin in Knoxville that was initially scheduled to begin Thursday was postponed until April 8-10, Johnson County District Attorney Bruce Wilson said. Nathaniel Talkington, 26, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 1 death of his cousin, Caleb, 23. He was taken into custody Nov. 5 in Morrilton when officers were notified he had an arrest warrant during a tr...

Bond hearings (Feb. 11)The following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear March 9 in Circuit Court. • William Perrin, 34, furnishing, possessing or using prohibited articles — $5,000. On Monday, a Russellville Police Department (RPD) officer responded to a disturbance and noted Johnson smelled like alcohol, accor...

Prosecutors say NLR man defrauded Arkansas food programNORTH LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Federal prosecutors said a North Little Rock man defrauded a food program set up to provide meals to poor children. An indictment unsealed Wednesday said Christopher Nichols, 24, received $333,136 from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It stated Nichols promised to feed children from low-income families at two addresses in North Little Rock, but that one address was actually an auto-...

Third murder suspect gets $500,000 bondLeslie Koster, a murder suspect in the 2009 shooting death of Dover resident Clint Brown, appeared in felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. Koster, 25, was brought to the detention center from the women's unit of the Southeast Arkansas Community Corrections Center in Pine Bluff, where she was held on a separate charge. On Dec. 29, Koster allegedly told investigators she participated in the homicide of Brown. Koste...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Monday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear March 9 in Circuit Court. • Haley Rudd, 28, burglary, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of drug paraphernalia and fleeing — $20,000. On Saturday, Rudd said her boyfriend drove her to a residence and told her to stay in the car, acco...

Traffic stop nets 50 pounds of drugsA California couple may face charges of possession of a controlled substance with the purpose to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia following a Sunday traffic stop. Leonard Coles, 67, and Mary Coles, 66, of Covelo, Calif., were stopped for improper lane use shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday heading east near the 92 mile marker on Interstate 40, according to a police report. The officer reported noticing a strong smell of marijuana when he...

Police: 5 dead, including gunman, in Georgia shootingDOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Five people are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting in a subdivision west of Atlanta that also left two children injured, police said. Authorities arrived at the Douglasville subdivision of two-story homes, about 20 miles west of Atlanta, after receiving a 911 call around 3 p.m., Douglas County Sheriff's Lt. Glenn Daniel said. Daniel said a man came to a house and shot his ex-wife and several children. Police ...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear March 9 in Circuit Court. • Billy Battershell, 26, felon in possession of a firearm, theft by receiving and possession of a controlled substance — $10,000. After several witnesses implicated Battershell in a string of break-ins, officers went ...

Russellville Police seek theft suspectsThe Russellville Police Department (RPD) is seeking the public’s help in identifying three men suspected of committing felony theft with an estimated value of $20,000. Officers were only able to obtain photos and videos of two of three suspects, which are pictured here. The suspects are believed to be driving a newer model blue Chevrolet Impala. Anyone with any information is asked to call the RPD at 968-3232 or the Silent Tip Line at 967-2221.

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear March 16 in Circuit Court. • James Darter, 43, second-degree sexual assault — $20,000. Darter was arrested this week on a warrant stemming from a complaint last year. On March 29, 2014, a mother reported to officers that her then-10-year-ol...

Bill would expand right to use deadly force in ArkansasLITTLE ROCK (AP) — An Arkansas lawmaker is proposing expanding citizen's rights to use deadly force to defend themselves. Republican Rep. Dwight Tosh of Jonesboro on Tuesday filed a "stand your ground" bill that would expand the legal justifications for someone to use deadly force in self-defense rather than retreating. State law currently allows a person to use deadly force in self-defense without the duty to retreat within their home or the ...

Faulkner County deputy treated, released after being shotCONWAY (AP) — Faulkner County authorities say a sheriff's deputy who was shot while serving a search warrant has been treated and released at a local hospital. Chief Deputy Matt Rice told reporters that the deputy was with other officers serving a search warrants as part of a drug investigation at a home in Conway when he was shot. Rice said a suspect was arrested. The deputy was taken to the local hospital where he was treated.

House would let victim relatives witness executionsLITTLE ROCK (AP) — Arkansas House members are supporting a proposal that would let family members of murder victims witness executions in-person. Lawmakers voted 95-0 Monday to permit adult family members to attend the execution of a person convicted of killing a relative. The proposal keeps an attendance cap of 30 but provides an exception for family members. Relatives of victims can currently ask to watch via closed-circuit television in a p...

Murder suspects plead innocentTwo of the three defendants charged with first-degree murder in the 2009 shooting death of Dover resident Clint Brown pleaded innocent through their attorneys in Pope County Circuit Court on Monday. Michael Hall, 25, and Nathan Hull, 24, appeared before Circuit Judge William Pearson, but co-defendant Leslie Koster, 25, who is incarcerated at the Southeast Arkansas Community Corrections Center in Pine Bluff, is scheduled to be transported on Fe...

2 suspects arrested in shooting death of store clerkARKADELPHIA (AP) — Arkansas State Police say two Pine Bluff, men have been arrested as suspects in the shooting death of a convenience store clerk in Arkadelphia. The Texarkana Gazette reported Saturday the suspects were arrested in connection with the Sunday morning shooting death of Christopher Brown, 24, during an apparent robbery at Jordan's Kwick Shop. The suspects were arrested in Pine Bluff and are being held in the Clark County jail in...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear March 2 in Circuit Court. • James Nunnelly, 37, delivery of a controlled substance — $20,000. On three separate occasions during the past six months, Nunnelly sold methamphetamine totaling more than 12 grams to a confidential informant working...

'09 murder suspects to appear in courtThree murder suspects are scheduled to appear in Pope County Circuit Court on Monday for a pretrial hearing. Michael Hall, 25, Nathan Hull, 24, and Leslie Koster, 25, were charged in December in the 2009 shooting death of Dover resident Clint Brown. Investigators interviewed Hall on Dec. 5, 2014, after a confidential informant named him as a possible suspect in the cold case, according to a police report. During the interview, Hall allegedly t...

Police: 1 arrested in shooting death of Perryville manPERRYVILLE (AP) — Arkansas State Police says one person has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man from northwest Arkansas. Perry County deputies responded to a disturbance call at a home near Perryville, where they say they found William J. Bates, 31, of Perryville dead on Wednesday night. One person, whose identity wasn't released, was taken into custody at the scene. The state's police agency says charges are pending as sp...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear March 2 in Circuit Court. • James Grace, 26, failure to comply with sex offender registry requirements — $7,500. During a Sunday traffic stop, an officer told Grace his sex offender registry appeared to be delinquent. Grace turned himself i...